Stretching and fastening device for ropes



Aug. 2, 1932. EM 1,869,462

STRETCHING AND FASTENING DEVICE FOR ROPES Filed Feb. 27, 1930 J/v VEN 70R Patented Aug. 2, 1932 v l i UNITED STATES PATENT" OFI CE 3 Y I OLAV BURHEIM, OF 'T RONDHJ EM, NORWAY i STRETGHING AND FASTENING DEVICE FOR ROPES Application filed February 27, 1930, Serial No. 431,918, and in Norway January 25, 1929.

This invention relates to a stretching deenters the bifurcation E on the lever being vice, serving at the same time as a fastening swivel'led. device. The device consists of a lever to The invention is not restricted to the conwhich one end of the rope is fastened and structional form shown in the drawing.

5 the other end of the rope is inserted in a Thus for example instead of the arrangement 55 suitable manner in the bifurcated lower end of the bifurcation on the end of the lever of the lever. By turning the lever around a the. lever may be simply provided with a cutpin of the clip as the fulcrum, the rope, will out portion or an open groove. be stretched and at the same time held taut. 7 Obviously the pin C, to which the end 1 of I, 10 In the swivelled position the stretching'lever the rope is fastened, directly or through a is held by a hook hooked into the rope and metal bow or loop, may also be arranged on arranged in the upper end of the lever. the lever between the hook D and the bi- An embodiment of the invention is illusfurcation bottom, although the construction trated by way of example in the only figure shown is preferred of the accompanying drawing which shows In. order to regulate the stretching force, 5 the device in perspective View, the clip is slidab'le on the lever. f course,

The stretching device consists of a lever A, the hook F need not be in direct connection B on which a clip H is slidably fastened, the with the lever end A. More suitably the clip being preferably made as a bow surhook F may be connected therewith by rounding the lever and adapted to be clamped means of a short chain, as is obvious. 7c

fast by means of a screw bolt C, to which one I Claim:

end of the rope I is fastened. The end B I 1. A stretching and fastening device for of the lever is bifurcated at E to form a ropes, comprising a lever having a bifurcacrotch, and when the stretching device is in tion at an end, a clip adjustably mounted on use, the other end 2 of the rope is placed the lever and adapted for fastening one rope around a hook D fastened on the lever below end to the lever, a hook connected with the the clip H and then inserted in the bifurcaother end of the lever, and a hook on the lever tion E, as indicated by the arrow 3. between the clip and thebifurcation and ar- The end A of the lever -A, B is now ranged to hold a bight of another rope end.

30 i ll d d w around th pi 0 a a ful- 2. A stretching and fastening device for crum, and during this swivelling the part 2 ropes, comprising a lever, means for fastenof the rope is caused to enter the bifurcation, mg a r p d to t l a e t n the l ver wherein the rope part 3 is already located. adapted to hold a bight of another rope end, Consequently part 2 will exert a pressure on said lever having an open groove adapted to part 3 so as to maintain it in safe frictional S0 recelve a ranch of the rope blght that sald contact with the bottom of the bifurcation. P is caused to P3 the branch in The lever is maintained in its stretching posifmctlonal contihct Wlth the deVlCe between tion by a hook F on the upper lever end A, sad rest i sald p g which hook is hooked on the rope part 2 3. A device as clamped in claim 2, 1n which As the part 2 of the rope enters the bithe means f fastemng the d OI.the rope f ti E when the level, is turned and to the lever is adjustable longitudinally on thereb erefts a aressure on the art 3 of the lever for the purpose forth H y 1 h m tn 4. A stretching and fastening device for rope 1e lope W1 6 e ropes, comprising a lever, means for fasten- 45 Instead of placing the rope round the hook ing a rope end to the lever, a rest on the lever 1t y WOUPd round the rod at G, n adapted to hold a bight of another rope end, Wistead 9 lnselftmg the end 3 of the p 1n and a crotch provided on the lever on the blf c It y be P1210661 transversely side of the rest opposite to the said rope end between the bifurcation E and the part 2 of fastening means and adapted to so receive a 50 the rope, when only the part 2 of the rope branch of the rope bight that said branch is adapted to press the other branch in frictional contact with the bottom of the crotch, the end of the lever located on the side of the fastening means opposite the rest and the crotch being provided with a hook adapted to be hooked onto the rope to hold said lever in stretching position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

OLAV BURHEIM, 

